Worst Curse: A Ghostwalkers Journey, Book II

Chapter 22

     Escaping gas, from broken pipes, was irritating to Yasmina's nostrils. Bursting out a window, her claws dug into to walls to pull her to the rooftop. Her surprise presence made hearts race and lungs heave. Before any of the soldiers could prepare for an attack, she tore across the rooftop in the direction with the most population. As they began to scatter she arrived, and put every sharp point she had to use. Eliminating all of the threats gave her opportunity to continue the hunt. Jumping across the street, to the next building, she moved in movements hard to follow. The archers found difficulty in landing a shot, allowing her to approach unharmed. Their strength was no match for the beast's power, and unless they made an escape, they met their death. A whimpering howl came from the battleground and she knew her services were needed elsewhere.

     Austesh ran across the front lawn of the Light Witch's property with his eyes set on Bynan's tandem animal. He knew once he got closer, in the spirit realm, he'd be able to locate Bynan. Therion was still pinned to the mansion wall, trying to pull the horn from his abdomen. Quick movements from Pilo kept Therion's mind off of the buffalo tearing into his flesh. Archer's had moved into range and were just beginning to fire steel tips at the cursed beast. Moving past the archer's, Austesh made a switch in realms and began searching for Bynan. It didn't take long to find Bynan standing near his tandem animal, watching the large animal do its damage to his enemy. Still in a run, Austesh tackled Bynan, breaking his concentration with his tandem animal. The break in connection gave Therion an opportunity to pull the horn from his stomach and make a gash in the buffalo's side. Throwing the buffalo off its stance, Therion made a move away from the arrows, and took a minute to gain his composure.

     Bynan drove an elbow into the side of Austesh's head before throwing him off of him. Rolling away from Austesh, Bynan got to his feet, and took his sword in hand. Therion could see Bynan in the spirit realm, and ran toward his exposed back. Without any weapon to defend himself, Austesh rose to his feet and made it obvious he saw Therion baring down on Bynan. Pilo made a move to slow Therion down, but Therion backhanded him across the yard. Leaping through the air, Therion bit down on Bynan's armor and took ahold of him. With Bynan tightly in his jaws, Therion spun in the grass, wrapping Austesh up in the impact. Pinning Bynan and Austesh underneath him, Therion bit at Bynan's armor with no regard of who was caught up in the attack. Fangs from the large cursed beast cut across flesh from both of the people underneath Therion.

     Yasmina, charging across the lawn, saw Austesh caught up in the attack. Driving her shoulder in the side of Therion, she came to the rescue of the Ghostwalker. Therion was upset at Yasmina's interference and didn't waste any time letting her know of his disapproval. Lashing out, Therion swiped his hand across the nose of Yasmina. While they growled at each other, Byan and Austesh ran from danger area. Bynan took the chance to relink with his tandem animal, and sent it back into the fight. Unable to differentiate between the two wolves, Bynan's buffalo slammed into the side of Yasmina, knocking her from in front of Therion. Seeing Austesh run across the grass, Therion took notice. He knew the Ghostwalker was a distraction for his daughter and moved to eliminate her weakness. Yasmina watching her dad go after Austesh, quickly got to all fours.

     Bearing down on Yasmina, the buffalo lowered its horns and prepared for another attack. Grabbing both horns, Yasmina used the buffalo's momentum and tossed it to the side. The buffalo rolled end over end until it collided with the iron gate. Digging deep into the dirt, Yasmina brought herself into Therion's path. Trying not to damage her father, she crashed into the side of him, knocking him off his path. One with the beast, Therion found difficulty in quelling his anger toward his daughter. Another lash from her father made Yasmina's anger boil over also. Both wolves now made a circular movement while exposing their fangs and growling. Yasmina made the first move and Therion was able to grab both of her arms before they did any damage. The two werewolves fought for control in the center of the yard.